POGGIO ANIMA ASMODEUS NERO D'AVOLA
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Sicily's most important red grape and a fantastic example.
Sicily
2020
13% ABV
100% Nero d'Avola
75cl
£13.50
Price includes VAT
Tasting notes:
Dark garnet. Notes of ripe plums, leather, garrigue and pepper on the nose, with ripe black cherry and a touch of candied berry on the palate. Finishes with fruit sweetness and a licorice note with soft gripping tannins to hold it all together.
About the wine:
In the Book of Tobias, an ancient Hebrew text, Asmodeus is the Demon of Lust. It is said that when Cain killed Abel, Adam and Eve separated for 130 years. During this time, Adam was tempted by Naamah and Lillith, two demons of prostitution. Asmodeus is the offspring of the relationship between Naamah and Adam. Of all of the varietals of Italy, Nero d’Avola is as lustful and pleasurable as it gets. Rich, peppery and opulent. It has many of the same characteristics of Syrah and is the most important grape of Sicily.
After a much needed few hours in a refrigerated space, the grapes were destemmed and cold soaked on the skins for 4 days. A gentle pressing to stainless steel tank where they were vinified at relatively warm temperatures for supple extraction but still retaining freshness in the fruit. The wine then spent six months in used 500L French tonneau, which lent a little more structure but mainly to soften the wine up. It was then racked to stainless steel, blended and left to settle for three months prior to bottling.
About the producer:
Poggio Anima is a joint venture between one of Tuscany's rising stars, Riccardo Campinoti of Le Ragnaie in Montalcino and his U.S.A. importer Ronnie Sanders of Vine Street Imports. The idea is straightforward: to source great vineyards from existing relationships and produce a real wine that conveys a place and a grape. These wines are not bulk wines or leftover juice from a winery; instead, they are the result of long-standing relationships with reputable and respected growers throughout Italy.
